Behr Family History
Behr Name Meaning
German: variant of Bähr (compare Bahr 2 Baehr ) itself a variant of Baer ‘bear’. Germanized form of Sorbian Běr: from a short form of the Old Sorbian personal name Běrisław (based on the Old Slavic imperative beri ‘collect’). Compare Bahr
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022